Monthly Archives: November 2012

Short, Fanfilm, Comedy, Vlog, Film

But I Digress…, Episode 4: Ban(e)ality

 “But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

I was going to do a video review of the highly anticipated  “Dark Knight Rises” Blu-Ray–until this obsessive goofball of a fanboy hijacked my show! He goes on a rant dressed as Bane. He has a grudge against my friend and fellow YouTuber, Jeremy Sheer–his whole diatribe is a message for Jeremy.

Finally, epic saga of battling fanboys continues in this hilarious sequel to the wannabe YouTube sensations “The Dark Knight Premiere Trilogy” and “Batman: Fatal Fun”!

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What I’m Thankful For (2012)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Today is Thanksgiving, and traditionally people reflect on the blessings in their life and express gratitude for them. Admittedly, it’s been a very difficult year for me (I will spare you the details), and so it’s hard for me to be thankful today when I think I could be doing better than I am.

Regardless, I was reminded of how I tried to list as many of God’s blessings in my life earlier this year. I had heard a sermon about a woman who managed to list 1,001 for herself. I only made it to 80 before I quit. I probably could’ve listed more.

What follows is a condensed version of that list:

  1. God the Father (Abba)
  2. Jesus Christ, God made flesh
  3. The Holy Spirit, my counselor
  4. My salvation
  5. The Bible
  6. My wonderful family (Mom, Dad, Josiah, Jarod, and Sarah)
  7. Grandma Ruth, who’s still with us at age 90
  8. That I’m an American
  9. That I’m a published author
  10. God’s providence
  11. My talents

12. My spiritual gifts

13. My college degree

14. That I’m a TUFW alum

15. I’m intelligent

16. Running water

17.  I can read

18.  My car, which still runs with 200,000+ miles

19.  My church

20. My iPhone

  1. 21.  My many friends (you know who you are)

22. My pastors

23. My creativity

24. My jobs

25. My freelance writing gigs

26. That I almost never get sick

27. Our pets

28. That I’m a nerd

29. My movie, book, and video game collections

30. Our house

31.  Electricity

32. The seasons

33. That I live in Indiana

34. My driver’s license

35. That I volunteer with RemedyLive

What are you thankful for this year?

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But I Digress, Episode 3: The Perils and Privileges of Self-Publishing

“But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

Are you a struggling writer who keeps getting rejected by publishers? Been in the writing business for a while and sick of how it works? Then self-publishing is for you! It’s an exciting avenue to distribute stories, but it’s also a hard path to take. In this week’s episode, I discuss those perils and privileges as someone who has worked with a real publisher and ventured into self-publishing.

And I battle fine print in nerdy fashion. (Watch and see!)

Here’s a link to Mark Coker’s PowerPoint presentation on eBook self-publishing.

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I Love Election Day

I don’t usually get political on my blog. It’s not that I’m apathetic. I have very strong political beliefs, which you can probably decipher from my writings. If you haven’t figured it out, I’m a conservative. I guess I get nervous about talking politics because it’s such a hot-button issue. Perhaps I should be bolder in the future.

But I digress.

My point in writing this is to say that I love Election Day, especially during presidential elections. I have ever since I was a kid and started learning about how politics works. Yes, I get sick of the unrelenting mudslinging, propagandizing, and political ads, but once the polls close and that all stops, I get to see the political process in action.

I honestly think the United States has the most brilliant presidential electoral system in the world. If we relied simply on majority vote, it’d be nothing but mob rule. Dissident voices would be drowned out. Candidates would just campaign in a handful of large cities and states and be done (which I know some exasperated people would prefer, but again, I digress). The Electoral College gives smaller states a greater say in who becomes president. It makes candidates take their votes seriously. If it wasn’t for that, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama wouldn’t be campaigning in “battleground states” at the last minute. It helps guarantee that your voice will be heard.

The fact that U.S. citizens are able to vote is a privilege (not a right) and duty not to be taken lightly. Don’t listen to those who say your vote doesn’t count. If enough people think that, our country would fall under the tyranny of the majority in some capacity. So, if you haven’t voted yet, go do so!

That’s why Election Day is exciting for me. It makes me proud to be an American, no matter who wins.

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But I DIgress…, Episode 2: Horrible Horror

“But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

My apologies for the delay in posting this. Slow internet + large video = YouTube hates me.

Anyway…

Ah, Halloween. The season of costumes, candy, and horror movies. It seems like such flicks (and literature) are a dime a dozen these days. Unfortunately, many of them are, well, horrible. Why is that? In this week’s episode, I discuss a lot of the those reasons, including idiotic characters, overused jump scares, and gratuitous gore.

No black outline this time. That’s because I edited the video on one program instead of two. That’s good because I looked a bit “claustrophobic” in the last one.

Please rate, comment, and share. I’d love to get feedback and discuss this topic with you.